Watch: Cyril Ramaphosa officially sworn in as President of South Africa [video]

The hard work begins now for President Ramaphosa.

Thursday, 15 February was a historical day in South Africa as Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng as the President of the Republic.

This follows the resignation of former President Jacob Zuma, who reluctantly agreed to step down after a long meeting with the ANC’s national executive council, where he was given a 48 hour deadline to vacate the highest office in the land or face a motion of no-confidence.

Ramaphosa was nominated unopposed during a National Assembly seating, almost two months to the day where he was elected president of the ruling party during it’s elective conference at Nasrec in December.

In his brief acceptance speech after assuming the highest office in the land, he promised not to disappoint the people of South Africa and vowed that his administration would always put the country first.

“I thank you for the honour that you’ve bestowed on me by electing me into this position, I truly feel humbled to have been given this great privilege of being able to serve our people. South Africa must come first in everything that we all do,” Ramaphosa said.